Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Equatorial Guinea Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$344
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$7067
$644
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
61.2
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
11
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
9
16
😀 Quality of life
23
3
🏙️ Population
1.27M
11M

The average cost of living in Equatorial Guinea ($1004) is 42% more expensive than in Somalia ($707). Equatorial Guinea ranked 84th vs 134th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Equatorial Guinea compared to 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 161st and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Equatorial Guinea Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$846
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.61
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.51
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.89
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.3
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5690
$822

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Equatorial Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Bata
$1201
290K
Malabo
$812
297K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K